gargle
verb (used without object)
to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
gargled
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past participleof gargle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gargle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gargleverb (used without object)to wash or rinse the throat or mouth with a liquid held in the throat and kept in motion by a stream of air from the lungs.
Example Sentences
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I had just finished brushing my teeth and was about to gargle, so I went ahead and gargled.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
Then his gaze fell on my wife, and he gargled out the word “beautiful” before smiling boyishly.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2020
It found people who gargled and cleared their nose with a salt water solution reported fewer coughs, less congestion and seemed to recover quicker.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2020
So rancid did his night scenarios become that Seamie Ferris stumbled from the bed to the bathroom and gargled with Listerine.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 8, 2018
I’ve already brushed my teeth six times, gargled mouthwash, and googled How do you know if you have old-man breath.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
